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A trio of Lancaster High School wrestlers, led by Bruins sophomore heavyweight Immanuel Bush, have qualified for the Class AAAA Upper State individual tournament.

The LHS wrestlers qualified during the Region III-AAAA tournament at Westwood High School earlier this month.

Bush, unbeaten on the season at 17-0 with 17 pins, is the Region III-AAAA heavyweight champion and ranked sixth in the Class AAAA state individual heavyweight class, according to SCMAT, the South Carolina high school wrestling website.

Crime was down overall in Lancaster County between 2016 and 2017, with several categories falling to a 10-year low, according to Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile.
According to crime statistics released Monday, Type 1 crimes, which include both violent crimes and property crimes, fell 6 percent overall in 2017.
The total number of violent crimes – murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults – fell 5 percent. Property crimes, which include, larcenies, auto break-ins and motor vehicle thefts, decreased 7 percent.

West Oak will defend its Class AAA state wrestling championship Saturday afternoon.

The unbeaten WOHS Warriors, 26-0, won a battle of Warriors teams in defeating Region IV-AAA champion Indian Land, 49-15 for the Class AAA Upper State championship on Wednesday night at West Oak High School.

The ILHS Warriors, who finished a school-record 27-4, saw their state title run end with the loss.

West Oak, in the Class AAA state finals for the third time in four years, forged an early lead and stayed in control for the 34-point win.

INDIAN LAND – Indian Land Warriors’ senior lineman Jake Locklear recalls attending a football camp nearly three years ago, which has made a recent impact.

“It was at the end of my ninth grade year and I was at a camp at Clemson,” Locklear said. “I remember Coach Caldwell (Robbie, Tigers’ offensive line coach) told me at the camp, if I kept working hard, I would have a chance to play in college.”

When you think about the billions of tiny organisms living inside your body, it’s pretty mind-blowing.
No, it isn’t a new version of the movie “Alien” – none of them are going to take over your body – but they can really affect your health.
Think of the terms bloated feeling, abdominal pressure, indigestion. These are all signs of something being off with your microbiome.